Revisiting opioid overdose induced acute respiratory distress syndrome

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-120

  Bhardwaj, Himanshu ^a   Bhardwaj, Bhaskar ^b   Awab, Ahmed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; HYDROCODONE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CRACKLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LETTER; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PH; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESSURE; PULSE RATE; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 84893610525     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.126095     Document Type: Letter

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